In overall mint and unissued condition
chippin and loss evident in the blue enamels on the centrepiece ring)
The tunic is unmarked with the exception of a size stamp of “46”
marked Schwerin
The unusual construction of this example possibly reflects Finnish or other Axis manufacture
Germany, Wehrmacht. A Silver Grade Wound Badge, First Pattern Auction In overall mint and unissued(Verwundetenabzeichen in Silber 1. Modell). Constructed of silvered brass, the obverse consisting of an oval laurel leaf wreath with scalloped edges, joined together at the bottom by ribbon, with a central raised Stahlhelm overlaid by a mobile swastika, on top of crossed swords on a pebbled field, the reverse with a crimped hinge and vertical pinback meeting a flat wire catch, unmarked, measuring 38. 52 mm (w) x 44. 40 mm(h), weighing 8. 5 grams, a